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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007).

About the movie: Robert Ford, who's idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)?
a.		The ending was different in the original script, but Uwe Boll felt it should be ambiguous.
b.		The first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. The category of Best Picture was introduced in the second annual Academy Awards in 1930, whereas the first in 1929 had two similar categories, "Best Picture, Production" (awarded to Wings) and "Best Picture, Unique and Artistic Production" (awarded to Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans).
c.		There is also the George A. Romero film Night of the Living Dead playing on the TV in Kevins apartment when he comes home with the fast food.
d.		Ron Hansen, writer of the novel, spent about a week on the set, and helped with editing and even enjoyed a cameo in the film. During an interview, Hansen lauded the acting prowess of Casey Affleck, who he thought added his own perspective to the complicated character of Robert Ford. Hansen then says, "In some ways it feels like he was born to play this role."

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)?
a.		At the beginning of the film, Jesse James finger disfigurement is revealed to the audience. If one pays close attention, the top half of Brad Pitts left middle finger is painstakingly erased in every single scene it appears in with the help of computer graphics.
b.		Some of the gang members were played by USC students. They apparently had lots of fun finding ways of dying while spilling blood over themselves.
c.		Since "knocked up" doesnt mean anything in most languages, the films translation in Russia is "A little bit pregnant." In Brazil its "Slightly Pregnant". In Italy its Very Pregnant (Molto Incinta).
d.		The first film to be released simultaneously in both North and South Korea.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)?
a.		Filmed in 1943 on the MGM lot in Culver City during the Second World War, the film features an unusual assortment of non-Asian actors with odd accents playing Chinese and Japanese: Russian-born and Stanislavski-trained Akim Tamiroff as Wu Lien; Turhan Bey, Viennese born son of a Turkish father and Czechoslovakian mother as the middle son, Lao Er Tan; New England patrician Katharine Hepburn as his wife; American Aline MacMahon, no longer one of the wisecracking Gold Diggers of 1933, as the wife of Ling Tang; English born Henry Travers (best remembered as Clarence the Angel from Its a Wonderful Life) as the Third Cousin;" Irish-America J. Carrol Naish as the Japanese Kitchen Overseer; and finally Jewish-American Robert Lewis, co-founder of the Actors Studio and Meryl Streeps teacher at the Yale Drama School as the Japanese Captain Sato.
b.		Exterior locations were filmed on the Isle of Man, which was the original inspiration for the Reverend Awdrys stories.
c.		Audrey Hepburns film residence is at 4 St. Lukes Place in Manhattan.
d.		According to Andrew Dominik, Brad Pitt had it put in his contract that the name of the movie was not to be changed.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)?
a.		The Ship referred to as the Hammer is labeled (and actually named) Mjolnir, a difficult name to pronounce. This explains why nobody calls it by its real name. Mjolnir is the name for the famous Hammer of Thor, the Nordic God of Thunder.
b.		Robert De Niro had a deal with Leonardo DiCaprio who was interested in playing the films protagonist Edward Wilson. De Niro planned to shoot the movie in the fall of 2004 but DiCaprio couldnt do it then because he was making The Departed for Martin Scorsese. The role ultimately went to Matt Damon, who played DiCaprios antagonist in The Departed. Both movies were nominated for Oscars in 2007.
c.		The Lux Radio Theatre version broadcast 27 December 1948 starred Dana Andrews and Anne Baxter.
d.		The revolver Jesse James gives to Robert Ford is an 1875/1878 Smith and Wesson Model 3, Schofield .45 caliber with single-action, top-break and auto-eject. The first pistol to use a large caliber and auto-eject. It was famously used by other gunslingers such as Pat Garrett and John Wesley Hardin.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)?
a.		Garret Dillahunt was originally set to play Robert Fords brother, due to his striking resemblance to Casey Affleck, but due to a TV commitment, Dillahunt was given a smaller role and Sam Rockwell replaced his original part.
b.		As someone mentioned earlier, Yulaw uses xingyi quan. There is a scene in the movie where is he practicing his xingyi when hes shackled and jailed. This is a reference to the famous Xingyi master Kuo Yun Shen who did the same thing when he was jailed.
c.		The films music budget before composer Basil Poledouris was brought on board was a paltry five thousand-dollars, which was completely used on a composer who was rejected by the producers for the project. Soon after Poledouris was hired, Cannon films had "mysteriously" come up with more money for the music budget.
d.		At one point, Jennifer Aniston was shooting this movie, Friends, and Along Came Polly at the same time.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)?
a.		The Oban(the blue twin-gabled building near the beginning of the film)is now known as the Hollywood Guest Inn. Musicians from the big bands of the 40s (e.g. Glenn Miller and Harry James) stayed here when they were playing at the Palladium.
b.		This film was made with a skeleton crew, generally consisting of some very dedicated and multitasking actors.
c.		The abbreviation "ID4" was invented due to undisclosed legal problems (long since resolved) with the title "Independence Day".
d.		The singer whom Robert Ford confronts in the bar towards the end of film is Nick Cave, a composer for the film.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)?
a.		The horses in Emerald City palace were colored with Jell-O crystals. The relevant scenes had to be shot quickly, before the horses started to lick it off.
b.		When casting for the role of Robert Ford it came down to Casey Affleck and Shia LaBeouf. Affleck eventually got the role, because LaBeouf was felt to be too young.
c.		Ranked #7 on Entertainment Weeklys "Top 50 Cult Films of All-Time"
d.		This was the only Halloween movie never released in Italy.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)?
a.		This movie is considered to have a pro-unionist and left-wing political stance written into its screenplay and dialogue.
b.		The Teenage Diplomats were girls who won a publicized contest to have roles in the movie.
c.		Although the film had two production designers (Patricia Norris and Richard Hoover), only one name was allowed to be listed in the credits. Because of this, both decided to go uncredited.
d.		Jim Titus (Student) was originally on the set as an extra. The director and assistant director, noticed him joking with the actress who played the teacher and they offered him a line in the film.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)?
a.		Edgar Rice Burroughs sold the film rights for "Tarzan of the Apes" to the National Film Corporation on June 6, 1916. He received a record $5,000 cash advance on royalties, $50,000 in company stock and 5% of gross receipts.
b.		The final answer print of the film came back from the lab just 3 days before its world premiere at Sundance.
c.		Of Joe Pasternaks 57 MGM productions released between 1942 and 1966, this movie was only the second which did not receive a contemporary New York Times review. The previous film was The Strip.
d.		Making "James" was a long and arduous process. There was a well-publicized tug-of-war between director Andrew Dominik, who caught Hollywoods attention with indie title Chopper and Warners over the editing of the film. Warners wasnt entirely in sync with the pacing of the movie, or the length. Dominik was thinking more like Terence Malick in examining the relationship between the famous outlaw and his eventual assassin, Robert Ford, played by Casey Affleck. Warners was in favor of having at least a bit more action. Ultimately, Warners went with Dominiks version, even though Dominik didnt have final cut as part of his contract. Part of the reason was that Pitt, who produced the movie through his Plan B shingle, backed Dominik. At one point along the way, Pitt and exec producer Ridley Scott had put together their own cut. When it tested to only so-so results, they went back to Dominiks. The original cut of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" was nearly four hours long. It was edited down to two hours and forty minutes, its current runtime, at the studios request. However, it did play at least once at its original 4-hour length, most notably at the Venice Film Festival, where Brad Pitt picked up the Best Actor Award. After the viewing, critics at the festival called the film "majestic."

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)?
a.		Veteran Asian star Philip Tan, who plays John, also served as the films martial arts action choreographer.
b.		Although it ranked fifth in the box office on its opening weekend in South Korea, there was protest at the movies depiction of Americans giving orders to the South Korean military. The film dropped out of the top ten by its second week and one theater in Seoul pulled it from the screens in response to the protests. Some smaller theaters that usually get second-run movies refused to pick it up.
c.		Alfred Hitchcock wanted to make this film several years before but was unable to afford the rights to the novel.
d.		When Jesse goes looking for Jim Cummins he introduces himself as "Dick Turpin". Dick Turpin was a legendary English rogue and famous historical highwayman romanticized in English ballads and popular theatre of the 18th and 19th century. Dick Liddil introduces himself as "Matt Collins", which is actually a play on the name of Liddils wife, Mattie Collins.

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